Changing rear pads

[DIB17]

I am just about to change my rear pads on standard OE brakes. Can I push the piston back into the caliper like you can on the front brakes or will I need a special tool to screw the piston back in?
Cheers guys :thumbs:

[funtime]

I'm 99% sure you'll have to wind the piston in using a caliper wind back tool - you can get them from Hellfords though around £15

Saying that it's possible to do it without the tool, just a lot easier with...

Hope that helps ;)

[NZ_M3]

I'm 99% sure you'll have to wind the piston in using a caliper wind back tool - you can get them from Hellfords though around £15

Saying that it's possible to do it without the tool, just a lot easier with...

Hope that helps ;)


Nope they push in just like the fronts.

[funtime]

Nope they push in just like the fronts.

FAIL. :bigcry:

Oh well, at least he knows now :hahaha:

[mattCSLnut]

I'm 99% sure you'll have to wind the piston in using a caliper wind back tool - you can get them from Hellfords though around £15

Saying that it's possible to do it without the tool, just a lot easier with...

Hope that helps ;)


You're thinking of VAG stuff mate ;) :hahaha: The O.E. BMW wrongness just pushes back, like the fronts. Using the old pads to lever against makes the whole job a doodle :thumbs:

[funtime]

You're thinking of VAG stuff mate ;) :hahaha: The O.E. BMW wrongness just pushes back, like the fronts. Using the old pads to lever against makes the whole job a doodle :thumbs:

I have had far to many VAG cars that's for sure ;) this is why I don't gamble - I was 99% sure but still got it wrong :hahaha:

[DIB17]

Thanks guys. :). I always find levering off the old pad quite difficult. I use a G Clamp instead - clamp between the old pad and caliper (using a block of wood against the caliper so not to damage) then gently tighten the clamp driving the piston back in. :thumbs:

[mattCSLnut]

I have had far to many VAG cars that's for sure ;) this is why I don't gamble - I was 99% sure but still got it wrong :hahaha:
D'oh :banghead: no worries ;) same here. I've had far too many VAG car in the past to mention on here :thumbs:
Still have one, as it happens :whistle:

[jibm]

D'oh :banghead: no worries ;) same here. I've had far too many VAG car in the past to mention on here :thumbs:
Still have one, as it happens :whistle:

ahhh happy days i had one of those in 1990 :smt055

[funtime]

D'oh :banghead: no worries ;) same here. I've had far too many VAG car in the past to mention on here :thumbs:
Still have one, as it happens :whistle:

Very tidy, I've had 7 mk2's now including a few G60's and a Rallye, awesome little cars.

This was the last one I built - same colour royal blue as yours looking at that photo...

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/retro_lowrider/IMG_0025.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/retro_lowrider/IMG_0068-1.jpg

Stupid low Edition 1 G60 :hahaha: :
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/retro_lowrider/IMG_0102.jpg

Rallye:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/retro_lowrider/DSC00296.jpg

I'm not sure I could go back to one now though as any more than a track/show car :smokin:

[mattCSLnut]

Thanks guys. :). I always find levering off the old pad quite difficult. I use a G Clamp instead - clamp between the old pad and caliper (using a block of wood against the caliper so not to damage) then gently tighten the clamp driving the piston back in. :thumbs:
Fair-enoufski :thumbs: that will work too :beer:

[mattCSLnut]

ahhh happy days i had one of those in 1990 :smt055
Proper 80's Hero Hot Hatch :supz: but I bet yours didn't have full leather interior, PAS, lecy windows, extended speeker system with Blaupunkt "pull out" stereo tape deck of course :hahaha: , Remote Alarm and working A/C from NEW :whistle:
Mine comes with the original Invoice dated 27/10/88 from Dovercourt Battersea for £16 543.38 with every option box ticked :thumbs:

[jibm]

Proper 80's Hero Hot Hatch :supz: but I bet yours didn't have full leather interior, PAS, lecy windows, extended speeker system with Blaupunkt "pull out" stereo tape deck of course :hahaha: , Remote Alarm and working A/C from NEW :whistle:
Mine comes with the original Invoice dated 27/10/88 from Dovercourt Battersea for £16 543.38 with every option box ticked :thumbs:

nope...just full of clunge back in those days...:thumbs:

[mattCSLnut]

Very tidy, I've had 7 mk2's now including a few G60's and a Rallye, awesome little cars.

This was the last one I built - same colour royal blue as yours looking at that photo...

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/retro_lowrider/IMG_0025.jpg



I've stop counting after my 10th MK2 (most of them 16V KRs :smt055 ) Not had any G60 but came very close to owning a MK2 Rally until a pre purchase HPi check revealed a stolen VAG :(
My current 16V KR is Helios Blue and the car is totally O.E. now after two years of tinkering, including resorting back to O.E. ride height :bigcry: and fully working A/C system :smokin:

[mattCSLnut]

This was the last one I built - same colour royal blue as yours looking at that photo...

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/retro_lowrider/IMG_0068-1.jpg

I'm not sure I could go back to one now though as any more than a track/show car :smokin:

BTW that's a very tidy 1.8 T conversion :thumbs:

Pic below of my previous MK2 GTi 16V KR (also Helios Blue) owned & used back in 2006 as my Ring learner tool :thumbs: 120 Ring laps that year and it didn't miss a beat :smokin:
Right, enough of this GOLF talk or we'll get a :ban: for VAG overload ;) :hahaha: and I'll get the bollocking for picture whoring... again :hahaha:

[northernjim]

Very tidy, I've had 7 mk2's now including a few G60's and a Rallye, awesome little cars.

This was the last one I built - same colour royal blue as yours looking at that photo...

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/retro_lowrider/IMG_0025.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/retro_lowrider/IMG_0068-1.jpg

Stupid low Edition 1 G60 :hahaha: :
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/retro_lowrider/IMG_0102.jpg

Rallye:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/retro_lowrider/DSC00296.jpg

I'm not sure I could go back to one now though as any more than a track/show car :smokin:

You sir have gone up in my estimation, :smt052 I have always wanted a rallye myself, maybe one day if I ever have enough space:whistle:

nope...just full of clunge back in those days...:thumbs:

:hahaha::hahaha::hahaha::thumbs:


I've stop counting after my 10th MK2 (most of them 16V KRs :smt055 )

over 10! you really are a nut mate:beer: I only had 2, an 8v in black, and a 16v in oak green with bbs :smt055 Man I loved that car:beer:

[mattCSLnut]

over 10! you really are a nut mate:beer:

Thanks for noticing Jimbo :thumbs: A Car Nut indeed :supz: just not a Numb Nut ... yet ;) :hahaha

I only had 2, an 8v in black and a 16v in oak green with bbs :smt055 Man I loved that car:beer:

The 16V KR MK2 GTis are :smokin:

[funtime]

You sir have gone up in my estimation, :smt052 I have always wanted a rallye myself, maybe one day if I ever have enough space:whistle:


How low was I :hahaha:

They are awesome car's but very underpowered - exceedingly boring in standard form... but stripped out with around 250bhp they are a different car all together :thumbs:

Mine was mint, had all the options including the uber rare Recaro's...

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/retro_lowrider/IMG_0017.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/retro_lowrider/DSC02066.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/retro_lowrider/DSC02059.jpg
:thumbs:

[northernjim]

How low was I :hahaha:

They are awesome car's but very underpowered - exceedingly boring in standard form... but stripped out with around 250bhp they are a different car all together :thumbs:

Mine was mint, had all the options including the uber rare Recaro's...

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/retro_lowrider/IMG_0017.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/retro_lowrider/DSC02066.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/retro_lowrider/DSC02059.jpg
:thumbs:

Well you are from sussex and I am from oop north so we'll leave it at that shall we:hahaha::hahaha:


very nice rallye tho my new southern mate

[funtime]

BTW that's a very tidy 1.8 T conversion :thumbs:

Pic below of my previous MK2 GTi 16V KR (also Helios Blue) owned & used back in 2006 as my Ring learner tool :thumbs: 120 Ring laps that year and it didn't miss a beat :smokin:
Right, enough of this GOLF talk or we'll get a :ban: for VAG overload ;) :hahaha: and I'll get the bollocking for picture whoring... again :hahaha:

Cheers, it was my 4th one and the first was nowhere near as tidy :hahaha:

Love the racer - they do take endless amounts of abuse, I did 2 student gumballs and 30,000 miles in my first 16v Mk2 'the beast' and didn't even do an oil change :hahaha: they go on forever and ever!

[mattCSLnut]

Love the racer - they do take endless amounts of abuse, I did 2 student gumballs and 30,000 miles in my first 16v Mk2 'the beast' and didn't even do an oil change :hahaha: they go on forever and ever!

They are good but not that good :hahaha: and won't go forever if you change your oil every 30K miles :banghead: ;) :hahaha: luckily the 16V KR engines are know to drink a bit of oil when they are used properly :whistle: so frequent oil top ups constitute a constant supply of fresh oil :thumbs: On my " Ring Learner " I use to change the engine oil & filter every weekend as the used oil was so saturated in fuel, I was in two minds whether to recycle it in the fuel tank ;) :hahaha:

[funtime]

They are good but not that good :hahaha: and won't go forever if you change your oil every 30K miles :banghead: ;) :hahaha: luckily the 16V KR engines are know to drink a bit of oil when they are used properly :whistle: so frequent oil top ups constitute a constant supply of fresh oil :thumbs: On my " Ring Learner " I use to change the engine oil & filter every weekend as the used oil was so saturated in fuel, I was in two minds whether to recycle it in the fuel tank ;) :hahaha:

That's exactly what I mean :hahaha: never did an oil 'change'. I ran the 9A 2ltr bottom end on mine which was rebuilt so it didn't use that much oil at all. Never managed it round the ring though for one reason or another :bigcry:

On the other hand I used to know out gearboxes and CV's all the time, nearly put RAC out of business as a student :hahaha:

[mattCSLnut]

That's exactly what I mean :hahaha: never did an oil 'change'. I ran the 9A 2ltr bottom end on mine which was rebuilt so it didn't use that much oil at all. Never managed it round the ring though for one reason or another :bigcry:

On the other hand I used to know out gearboxes and CV's all the time, nearly put RAC out of business as a student :hahaha:

The oil on the KR engines is lost / vapourised through the 16V head, not the bottom end. My friend runs a MK Jetta 16V GTi with fully rebuild 9A 2 litre block with KR 16V heads running conservative 180 BHP and his one uses oil as mine did. They are just heavy breathers :smokin:

:hahaha::hahaha::hahaha: about nearly putting RAC out of business in your Yoof :hahaha:
These MK2 gearboxes can't cope with extra power and it's why I left my "Ring Learner" KR engine alone and got it down in weight instead :thumbs: